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Hands on Heritage Day 2024

Mansfield Central Library, Mansfield

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Venue Mansfield Central Library

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The banner for Hands on Heritage Day - black text on a pink and orange striped background

It’s hands-on history for all at our special Heritage Day at Mansfield Library

Hands On Heritage Day returns to Mansfield Library this May, bringing a variety of fun and free activities from heritage groups and organisations from across the county. 

Visit local and family history stalls, browse the books for sale, explore pop-up museums, and view old Nottinghamshire photographs, maps and more.

Get hands-on with fun crafts and activities for all the family including a virtual reality coal mine, traditional circus skills, toys from the past, and amazing archaeology! Plus drop-in creative fun especially for the Under-5s.

We’ll have live music throughout the day from the Red Hot Band and the Inspire Choir and Mrs B’s café will be open for refreshments on the mezzanine floor.

Drop into the auditorium to see a film of the Hip Hop dance theatre piece ‘Mother of Tension’. The Mother of Tension is part of the IWM 14-18 NOW Legacy Fund, a national partnership programme of 20 artist commissions inspired by the heritage of conflict. Led by Imperial War Museums, the IWM 14-18 NOW Legacy Fund was created following the success of 14-18 NOW, the official UK arts programme for the First World War centenary.

Three dancers on stage together in front of a black balloon
Group of dancers kneeling together with their arms linked
Group of four dancers standing on stage in front of a white balloon

Groups and organisations taking part this year include:

Here are some of the things we got up to last year:

Three guitar players, two female and one male, seated in front of library book shelves.
Two girls, one older and one younger, dig in a shallow metal tray
A girl with blonde hair holds up an ancient coin to a magnifying glass
A woman dips a quill pen in a pot of black ink
A lady in Victorian costume, standing in front of the banner for Hands on Heritage Day
A man wearing glasses and a red and white striped jacket doffs a straw boater toward the camera
A woman unfurls a historical document
A girl with blonde hair, dressed in a pink Viking tunic and holding a spear and shield.
A boy in a blue t-shirt holding a Roman helmet
A boy wearing a large yellow fire fighter's helmet
An aerial view of people taking part in a historical dig activity
A woman in glasses and a black and white striped t-shirt views a historical map

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No booking necessary

Simply turn up and take part. We look forward to seeing you!

For any enquiries

By phone
01623 677 200
By email
ask@inspireculture.org.uk